Seanad Éireann

The Seanad Éireann is the government upper house of the Oireachtas of Ireland. The Seanad consists of 60 senators, with eleven nominated by the Taoiseach (head of government), three by graduates of the University of Dublin, three by graduates of the National University of Ireland, seven by the Administrative Panel, eleven by the Agricultural Panel, five by the Cultural and Educational Panel, nine by the Industrial and Commercial Panel, and eleven by the Labor Panel. The Seanad is similar to the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, as it is more of an advisory body; the Dail Eireann has control of the passage of laws, and the Seanad can only delay laws that it disagrees with.